by Gaston Maspero · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782706809750
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«Les Contes populaires de l'Égypte ancienne» is Gaston Maspero's collection of popular tales, published in paperback by Maisonneuve & Larose in French.
A collection of tales from ancient Egypt that Gaston Maspero, a prestigious Egyptologist, translated and commented on. The stories combine magic, mystery and ancestral wisdom, and show how the Egyptian people entertained themselves and passed on their beliefs and values. A window into the culture and mythology of one of the most influential civilisations in history.
The original work dates from 1882; this 1997 edition has 222 pages. It includes Gaston Maspero's translation and commentary.
For readers interested in ancient Egypt, Egyptology, mythology and traditional tales as a reflection of a civilisation.
